Timberville Broadway Senior Center Advisory Council Meets
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Timberville Broadway Advisory Council met Thursday, Nov. 21. The meeting was well attended with Advisory Council members, Senior Center members and staff.
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JMU Sorority Raised Money for Meals
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The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi sorority at James Madison University made a $453 donation to Meals on Wheels in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham region of the Valley Program for Aging Services.
Community solidarity with immigrant families at Tuesday rally in Dayton
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On Tuesday, Virginia Organizing and other community leaders will gather to show solidarity with undocumented immigrants across the U.S. and raise awareness on immigration reform. A comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship bill was passed by the U.S. Senate in June and has not yet been heard by the House.
Help the Bridgewater College golf teams help the Special Olympics
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Last month, the Bridgewater College men’s and women’s golf teams partnered with Special Olympics for a golf outing at Lakeview Golf Course. That partnership was selected by the NCAA to be one of the featured stories in November’s Special Olympics Spotlight at NCAA.org.
State Board of Elections certifies Mark Herring winner in attorney general race
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The State Board of Elections voted unanimously Monday to certify Democrat Mark Herring as the winner in the hotly-contested state attorney general race. Herring defeated Republican Mark Obenshain by 165 votes out of the more than 2.2 million votes cast in the Nov. 5 election, easily the closest margin percentage-wise in state political history.
RMH hosting American Red Cross Blood Drive Nov. 25-27
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RMH, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, is hosting a three-day blood drive Nov. 25, 26 and 27 on the RMH Health Campus in Harrisonburg. On Nov. 25 and 26, the Red Cross Bloodmobile will be taking donations from noon – 6 p.m. in Parking Lot A. The bloodmobile will be located near the entrance of the RMH Heart and Vascular Center.
VDOT road report: Nov. 25-29
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties, Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.
Chris Graham: No dishonor if Mark Obenshain contests AG race
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I’ll take friendly issue here with my friend and colleague Andy Schmookler for his recent column on the still too-close-to-call Virginia attorney general race (“Andy Schmookler: I’m betting on Mark Obenshain acting honorably,” Nov. 21 AFP). I don’t see any dishonor if Obenshain decides after a recount to contest the result in the Virginia General Assembly.
Andy Schmookler: I’m betting on Mark Obenshain acting honorably
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Earlier this month, an alarm about Virginia’s razor-close Attorney General’s race sounded in some Democratic circles. Adam Swerver, in an article posted on the MSNBC website, declared that even if the defeat of Republican candidate Mark Obenshain is confirmed in a recount, he might still be able to have himself declared the winner.
JMU baseball announces four newcomers as fall signees
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JMU baseball head coach Spanky McFarland announced today the addition of four new student-athletes to the program after each signed a national letter of intent during the NCAA fall signing period. The new student-athletes include three from Virginia. The group features two left-handed pitchers and two infielders.
